What color is #BBC8DF?

#BBC8DF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8DF?

The RGB value is 187, 200, 223: 187 red, 200 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8DF?

The complementary color is #DFD2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC8DF color

#BBC8DF rgb(187, 200, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC8DF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 87.5% blue (187, 200, 223).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#BBC8DF color codes

HEX	`#BBC8DF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 200, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.29, 0.25, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.29, 12.91, 271.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.464, 57.2, 77.969)`
Decimal	`12306655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC8DF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBC8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBC8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc8df; }
.text { color: #bbc8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 200 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc8df, #c0bbdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC8DF?: #BBC8DF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC8DF?: The RGB value is 187, 200, 223: 187 red, 200 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC8DF?: The complementary color is #DFD2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.